Spinner



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C. P. SCHILPP SPINNER Filed' Aug. 17. 1927 Patented Apr. 17, 1928.

`UNiTlszD 'STATES PATENT ori-ica CHARLES vP. SCHILPP, F CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, CHIC, ASSIGNOB T0 WILLIAM A.. FOSS,

\ 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SPIN NER.

Application led August 17, 1927. SeriaLNo. 213,503.

The invention relates to spinners for fish hooks or lures, and its object is to provide an improved spinner which is formed of a single piece of sheet metal or other suitable materiaLwhich will be sufficiently rigid so it will not be bent or rendered inoperative by. the fish, or obstruction encountered in lishing, and which can be cheaply manufactured.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings: Fi 1 is a perspective of an artificial lure provi ed with the improved spinner. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4 is a plan. Fig. 5 is a face view of the disk before itis cut and bent.

The improved spinnner D is exemplified in a lure comprising a body a to which is fixedly secured a hook b, and a stud a for the attachment of a pork rind strip, as well understood in the art, a rod or pin c on which the spinner is swivelled, having an eye c at its front end for connection to a swivel or line and an eye c2 at its rear connected to an eye a2 secured in body a, and a bead e on the rod to receive the thrust from the spinner. Although it is to be understood that the spinner may be used with any other lure.

The spinner is formed of a disk, preferably cut from sheet metal, and approximately circular. The blank disk is cut on the dotted line d, as shown in Fig. 5, intersecting the circumference and extending to about the center of the disk, lto form two members d', d2 contiguous to the cut. These portions are then separated transversely by bending one or both transversely to the'general plane vof the disk. Before these members are bent, holes d. d* are punched in theirouter corners. The rod c extends through both of these holes so Vthe spinner will have two bearings on the rod, one in front of the other, and will be free to rotate freely around the axis of the rod but will be positively held against backward, forward .or longitudinal swingi ing. When the spinner is'on therod, the

latter, being straight where it passes through the members d d2 will hold the holes d3, d* in longitudinalalignment and this will bring the general plane of` the disk oblique to the axis of the rod, so the disk with its separated members d', d2 will resemble and act as a screw or propeller blade to cause it to spin rapidly when it is vdrawn through the water. The portion between the members d', d2 forms the blade d.

.'Ifhe invention exemplifies a spinner consisting of a disk which is split so portions thereof can be offset or bent transversely to the plane of thedisk to form front and rear bearing. members, which will not easil bend, and which consists of a single piece o metal.

While the disk illustrated is substantially v circular, it will be understood that it may l l be pear-shaped if desired. The spinner may be made to rotate to the right 'or left as desired, the direction being determined by the bending of 'the members d', d2. For example, if the member d is bent to forwardly of the member d2, the disk will be oppositely inclined and rotate. in the opposite direction.

The invention is not to b e understood as restricted to'the details set forth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, whatI I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. 'A' lure comprising a rod and a spinner consisting of a plate cut from its circumference inwardly to provide two members, the

V*members being spaced apart transversely to the general plane of the plate, and each having means in their outer corners to form berings, one in front of the other, on the ro 2. A lure comprising a rod and a spinner consisting of a plate cut from its circumference inwardly to provide two members, the

members being spaced apart transversely to the general plane of the plate, and having each a perforation. in its outer corner, to form bearings, one in front of the other, on the rod.-

3. A spinner for artificial lures consisting of a plate with an approximately radial cut extending inwardly from its circumference to its central portion; to form members contiguous to the cut, one member being bent transversely to the general plane of the plate to separate the outer corners of the members, each member having a perforation therein.

4. The combination of a spinner for arti- Q l A t y ficial' lures consisting of a plate of sheet metal with an approximately radial cut extending inwardly from its circumference to its-central portion to form members contiguous to the cut, one member being benttransversely to the general plane of the plate t separate it transversely from the other, each member having a perforation in its outer corner, and a rod extending through the perforations. v

5. A spinner for lures consisting of a plate having a cut extending from its margin inwardly .to provide two bearing memf bers, one member being` bent transversely to l the general plane of the plate to separate it from the other member, said members havingl perforations to pivotally connect the splnner to a rod.

6. A one-piece spinner for lures consisting of a plate of-sheet metal having a cut extending from its circumference inwardly to form two bearing members, one member being bent transversely to separate it `from the other member, each member having a perforation to ft around a rod, the pcrforations being relatively disposed so that when they are aligned'by a rod, the general plane of the1 plate Will be oblique to the axis of the ro Signed at Cleveland Heights, Ohio, this th day ofAugust, 1927.

CHARLES P. SCHILPP. 

